Murvin Perry, known affectionately by his friends, colleagues and former students as "Murv," has a lot of tales to tell, and focusing primarily, and briefly, on just one facet of the man's life is, in itself, a journey.

U.S. Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl has told people treating him at an American military medical facility in Germany that he was tortured, beaten and held in a cage by his Taliban captors in Afghanistan after he tried to escape, a senior U.S. official said Sunday.

While many in attendance at the 15th annual Blue Plum Festival may have had things like fried food, craft beer and live music on the mind, the event's organizers were already thinking ahead to next year's jubilee.